Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Image Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: January 4, 2000
• Run Time: 83 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305701873
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #356,009 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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Sheryl Crow fans looking for a straightforward concert video can't go wrong with this 83-minute set, recorded in Detroit during the Globe Sessions tour of early 1999. Appearing in black leather pants and a black string-strap top, Cheryl's poised and professional, driving through 15 songs (9 from The Globe Sessions) with studio-set precision, despite the handicap of a receptive but oddly lifeless audience. (Perhaps the Motor City was merely idling that night.) Moving from acoustic guitar to bass, electric guitar, harmonica (on "It Don't Hurt"), and finally piano (for an exquisite rendition of "Home"), the Grammy winner makes it clear that she's as musically skilled as she is drop-dead gorgeous. Accompanied by a flawless six-piece band (with honorable mentions to guitarist Peter Stroud and violinist Lorenza Ponce), Crow rocks when it's time to rock (the climactic jam on "Riverwide" and "If It Makes You Happy" being standouts), but her strength remains in the more delicate passages of "Am I Getting Through," "The Difficult Kind," "Stong Enough," and the aforementioned "Home," an encore visually enhanced by rural images projected on an upstage scrim.

Crow dedicates the set-closing rocker "Mississippi" to Bob Dylan, and even if a few favored hits are not included, this remains a noteworthy performance. Camera coverage is slick and editing tight, and while VHS viewers will likely be satisfied, the DTS DVD is mildly problematic, failing to achieve the "you-are-there" dynamics that videophiles have a right to expect. Fortunately, the concert itself is not compromised; the recording is crisp and carefully mixed. Crow no doubt had more lively gigs during this particular tour, but with an accommodating stage and a first-rate band in good spirits, this was a pretty good night to have the cameras around. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

Sheryl Crow excites, delights and leaves the crowds at The Palace begging for more. Her music reaches new heights as she performs with optimum energy to promote her Grammy Award-winning album The Globe Sessions. Each song, classic and new, is delivered with her mesmerizing charm, catchy riffs and syncopated rhythms. The singer/songwriter extraordinaire is at her finest as she claims her ground as one of the best rock artists in history. This program offers the rare opportunity to see all of her hits live as she rocks her way to perfection! Songs: "Maybe That's Something," "Anything But Down," "My Favorite Mistake," "It Don't Hurt," "If It Makes You Happy," "Am I Getting Through," "Everyday Is a Winding Road," "The Difficult Kind," "All I Wanna Do," "There Goes the Neighborhood," "Strong Enough," "A Change," Riverwide," Can't Cry Anymore," "Mississippi," "Home." 83 minutes.

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Buy, Good Sound., January 27, 2000

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ron (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sheryl Crow - Rockin' the Globe Live - DTS (DVD)

I very much enjoyed this DVD. I was apprehensive after reading some of the other reviews. I listened to both the DD 5.1 and the DTS audio (both of which are included on this disk) and I will admit the DD 5.1 sounded a little thin compared to the DTS. The DTS sounded excellent, however. Other reviews try and compare this to the Eagles Hell Freezes Over DVD, I don't think that is a reasonable comparison. The Eagles uses a much more aggressive 5.1 mix while this show uses a more conservative mix. The DTS sound on this disk is deep and rich and uses the front 3 channels quite well; the rear channels are used primarily for reverb effect. The DD 5.1 did sound a little thin and lacked the bass response of the DTS.

Overall, if you like Sheryl Crow you should get this disk. If you are looking for a special effects laden aggressive mix that has the guitar coming out of the rear left channel and the backing singers out of the rear right channel while the vocals whip across the front three channels this is not for you.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Concert DVD, But DTS Lacking, January 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sheryl Crow - Rockin' the Globe Live - DTS (DVD)

As a huge Sheryl Crow fan, I bought this DVD on release day. I really enjoyed the disc - the concert was excellent. Sheryl rocked (as always), and the video shots and camera angles were very well done (there are some nice shots of people in the crowd up front singing along with Sheryl). My only disappointment was with the DTS audio track. While it sounded good, it just didn't seem to take full advantage of DTS. I may be spoiled by other DTS DVD concert titles I have (most notably, Hell Freezes Over by the Eagles - an incredible example of DTS surround sound), but the sound stage on this DTS DVD seemed a bit flat to me. That was the only reason I gave this DVD 4 stars instead of five. Still, all in all, an excellent DVD that I am very glad I purchased.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Low Frills, January 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Sheryl Crow - Rockin' the Globe Live - DTS (DVD)

While I am a big Sheryl Crow fan, I was disappointed in the absence of extras that make DVD so enjoyable. Though I am not as much of a fan of Sarah McClachlan, the producers of "Rockin' the Globe" could take a lesson from the "Mirrorball" folks, who absolutely packed that DVD to the gills. If you're simply a fan of Crow's music, this will certainly satisfy. If you're looking for a little more bang for your DVD buck then you're sure to be disappointed.